[en] Agronomists often underestimate the damage inflicted by the orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin), a wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) pest. The main risk arises when the emergence of the adult midges coincides with wheat ear emergence. The emergence of adult midges was monitored in Belgium over four years and analysed against climate data, establishing the significance of specific rainfall events as triggers for the final phase of development prior to emergence. This discovery, combined with experience from previous models, was incorporated into a new forecasting model, described in this paper. The new model consists of three separate phases. The first phase comprised a temperature accumulation of 250 degree-days (DD) above 3°C, starting from 1 January. Once this initial condition is satisfied, the second phase starts, and it lasts until the occurrence of a double signal consisting of a rise in the mean daily temperature up to 13°C, followed by rainfall. This rainfall event triggers an accumulation phase of 160 DD above 7°C. Once this last condition is met, the adults emerge.
Research center :
Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques - CRA-W
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy Entomology & pest control
Author, co-author :
Jacquemin, Guillaume; Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques - CRA-W > Département Productions et Filières > Unité Stratégies phytotechniques
Chavalle, Sandrine ; Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques - CRA-W > Département Sciences du vivant > Unité Protection des Plantes et Ecotoxicologie
De Proft, Michel; Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques - CRA-W > Département Sciences du vivant > Unité Protection des Plantes et Ecotoxicologie
Language :
English
Title :
Forecasting the emergence of the adult orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Belgium
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Crop Protection
ISSN :
0261-2194
eISSN :
1873-6904
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
58
Pages :
6-13
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
DGA - Région wallonne. Direction générale de l'Agriculture [BE]
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